Among the most intriguing of this pioneering American composers works, Three Songs on Poems of Carl Sandburg is scored for Contralto with Oboe, Percussion, and Piano, plus an optional orchestra. The study score includes an essay introducing Crawfords unique work in historical contexts as she sought a new musical language accessible to the many, while remaining uncompromisingly avant-garde. A commercial recording is available at https://youtu.be/0RYUukGESkU
- Vendor:
- Fischer Presser
- Composer:
- Ruth Crawford
- Format:
- Score
- ISBN:
- 9781491134689.0
- Instrumentation:
- Contralto, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet in Bb, Trombone, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 76.0
- Scoring:
- Contralto, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet in Bb, Trombone, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
- UPC:
- 680160685271.0
- Copyright Year:
- 1933, 2022
- Table of Contents:
- Ruth Crawford's Three Songs on Poems of Carl Sandburg: Contexts and Commentary (by Ryan Carson), "Rat Riddles", "Prayers of Steel", "In Tall Grass"